Decision Workspace
ab-av1 vs avif-decode vs ravif
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
ab-av1
growingv0.11.1
AV1 encoding with fast VMAF sampling
63
avif-decode
stablev1.0.2
Convert AVIF images to PNG or decompressed pixel data
57
ravif
growingv0.13.0
rav1e-based pure Rust library for encoding images in AVIF format (powers the `cavif` tool)
Core Metrics
| ab-av1 | avif-decode | ravif | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 63 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 58.8K | 34.0K | 22.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 315 | 1.0K | 2.9M |
| Dependents | 0 | 71 | 147 |
| Releases | 48 | 6 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 26d ago | 45d ago | 68d ago |
| Age | 4y 1m | 5y 2m | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
ab-av1
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
2
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
avif-decode
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
ravif
Maintenance
16
Quality
9
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ab-av1 | avif-decode | ravif | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.1 | 1.0.2 | 0.13.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 26 | 8 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 62KB | 9KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 43.2% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •avif-decode leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ravif has the most downloads (22.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ravif is depended on by 147 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ab-av1, ravif are pre-1.0 — API may change.